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Science (086) — AI-generated practice question

AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.

Q1. [1] straightforward initial-understanding
Which of the following is NOT a feature of vegetative propagation in plants? (A) Offspring can bear flowers and fruits earlier than seed-grown plants. (B) It can propagate plants that have lost the ability to produce seeds. (C) Offspring show greater genetic diversity than the parent plant. (D) It does not require the involvement of reproductive organs such as flowers.
  1. A Plants can bear flowers and fruits earlier than seed-grown plants.
  2. B It allows propagation of plants that have lost the ability to produce seeds.
  3. C It introduces greater genetic variation than sexual reproduction.
  4. D All plants produced are genetically similar to the parent plant.
Generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 · 2026-06-26 01:01 · grounding rag
Model Answer

(C) It introduces greater genetic variation than sexual reproduction.

Vegetative propagation produces offspring genetically similar to the parent (clones). Greater genetic variation is a feature of sexual reproduction, NOT vegetative propagation.

Explanation

The passage explicitly states: "all plants produced are genetically similar enough to the parent plant to have all its characteristics." Options A, B, and D are all genuine features of vegetative propagation mentioned in the textbook. Only option C is incorrect — genetic diversity/variation is a feature of sexual reproduction, not vegetative propagation, making it the right answer to a "NOT a feature" question.

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